Screen for revolving windows.



H. HIGGIN & C. TRAUT.

SCREEN FOR REVOLVING WINDOWS. APPLICATION FILED AUG.6. I9I4.

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HENRY HIGGIN AND CLIFFORD TBAUT, 0F NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOBS T0HIGGIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, A GOORATION OF WESTVIRGINIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 23, llil ll5o Applicationfiled August 6, 191%, Serial Ito. 855,378.

To all whom it may concern."

-Be it lmown that we, HENRY HIGGIN and CLIFFORD TRAUT, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of the city of Newport, in the county ofCampbell and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Screens for Revolving.

part of. this specification.

The necessity of providing for a closure between the screens in arevolving window and the sash of the window has brought forth severaldevices. The closure must not bind on the screens to prevent the windowfrom swinging. on its central pivot, and there must be no gap leftbetween the window glass and the base of the screen. Also the screensmust be held in proper. position in the frames provided for them.

It will be understood that the screens for a pivoted window are locatedone above and one below the pivotal line of the window,

opposite to the side on which the window swings. In the illustrationhere, the screens are set into a window frame formed in the therein willbe hereinafter specifically de scribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the window taken fromthe inside,

the window being closed. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the muntinof the steel sash in which the window is mounted, showing the window andscreens in side elevation, and with'the closure plate mounted above itsproper position to be visible in the drawing. Fig. 3 is a centralverticalsection of the window, open, taken atand around the pivotalpoint. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the closure fastenin for thelower screen. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the closing plate for-theupper screen. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the attaching frame forthe upper screen. Fig. 7 is a like view of that for the lower screen.

I The revolving window is shown mounted in a framework 1, set into themuntins 2, 2, of asteel sash.

The window has a sash 3, lights 4, 4, and muntins 5, 5, and it ismounted in the frame 1 by hinge members'ti and 6" on the windowframe andthesash respectively. When the a window is opened, the top is to swingin, and the bottom swingout, which, as is obvious, requires the screensto be located, the bottom one on the inside, and the top one on theoutside of the window.

' The mullions, or framework 1, used in the kind. of .sash to which thewindow and screens are attached in the exemplification adopted here, donot provide any foundation for securingthescreens in place. Accordinglyframework has been evolved and shown bymeans of which the'two screensare held in place. The screens are to be firmly but demountably held;and means are provided for the lower screen'whereby its position isregulated, and usual difierences in size of frame are allowed for.

For the top screen 11, a three-sided frame 7: of angle iron is providedand adapted to engage the edges of the muntins of the steel sash. Theclips 8, 8, on the top thereof engage over the top muntin over thewindow frame, and the clips 9, 9, secured by screws 10, engage dver theside muntins and the hook-like ends 9 fit into the scraped-away portion9 of the sash muntin putty.

It .will be understood that the flange portion of the angle iron isonthe inside, that is. toward the inside of the room. The-51 the upperend. In mounting the screen, it

-is dropped into the socket formed by the flange and angle pieces 7, and

tons can be swung over." This is thus a pulled in, against the flange atthe top so that the but" firm but detachable mounting means, leavingbetween the lower ed e. of the screen and the'window a space, or whichan additional' closure-is devised and will be described. The flange onthe frame? will allow for variations in size of window while maintaininga non-gapping closure at the sides and top. 1

I The lower screen '12'has its angle iron frame 13 also three-sided, butthis frame is screwed to the outside of the steel frame 1. Itvhas alsoclips 14 fastened to the frame and hooking over weathering in the windowvent opening, to hold it at the base. At the base of this frame areclips 14, 14, to hold the screen in at the base, and the screen is heldat the top by latches 15, .15, pivotally mounted at 16 on the frame 1.The lower screen is thus removably but rigidly held in place, leaving asimilar gap between its upper edge and the window, as did the topscreen. Inasmuch as this frame is provided with flanges also, the lowerscreen can close the opening in reasonable variations of frame. Theframe is mounted on the outside of the steel sash mullion for a reasonwhich will bepointed out.

w The closing of the gap between the top v screen and the window is ofnovel design and considerable practical value. The plate 17 of thelength of the screen and window is provided, having a flange 18,designed to I lie along the glass of the upper window portion, and cutaway at 19, 19, to allow for the muntin and mullions of the window. Thisplate is of a size' to exactly cover the space between the screen andthe window, and it is provided with 'the hinge members 20, 20, which aresecured on the lower screen frame, preferably around the cylindricalframe member 21 of the screen, if it is one of the character shown inthe draw ings. Springs 22 mounted on the screen and secured to the plate17, hold it resiliently in one position.

If the window is swung open, the flange portion 18 will slide on thewindow glass and sash, being held against the same by the springs 22.

The closure for the lower screen gap forms no part of the inventionhere. The contact plate 23 designed to rest on' and slide on the top ofthe lower screen and hence located as near the pivotal center'A (Fig. 3)of the window as possible, is mounted on the window. Brackets 24, 24,are screwed to the window and have laterally-and inwardly extending arms25, over which the flange 26 of the plate 23 is bent, The plate has additional clips 27 to engage the arms 25.

Owing to the fact that the pivot points of the window sash are situatedoutwardly from the steel sash mullion at the place of their location, itmakes it necessary to bring out the top rail of the lower screen.Thewith its surface lying on the said-top rail,

maintaining a non-gaping closure at the it in that contact in allpositions.

It is believed that the structure, operation and advantagesare plainfrom the matter now developed. The novelty herein resides in the specialfeatures, inasmuch as the general idea of a closure insect and dirtproof between a revolving window and rigidly mounted screens is notnovel in. this application. The adapting of the screen mounting to theproper location of the top rail of the lower screen is an importantitem, as is the inexpensive and compact method ofmaintaining a slidingclosure for the top screen.

Having thus described our invention,

[revolving window, a closure for the space between the screen and thewindow comprising a plate pivotally mounted on the sicreen andspring-pressed against the win- 2. In combination with arigid screen anda revolvingwindow, a. closure for the space between the screen and thewindow comprising a plate pivotally mounted on the screen, and springson the screen located. so as to hold the plate against the window.

3. In combination with a rigid screen and a revolving window, a closurefor the space between the screen and the window comprising a platehinged to the screen, a flange on the plate cut away to ride over on themuntins and mullions of thewindow, and springs on the screen and securedto the plate,'for the purpose described.

4. A means of mounting a screen rigidly and detachably in a steel sashcomprising a three-sided framework, clips on the framework adapted tosnap around the inner edge of the muntins of the sash and means forsecuring the screen rigidly but detachably in the framework.

mesmo {3 frame for securing the screen in placra comprising athree-sided piece of angle iron, with the flange portion thereof of asize to allow variations in size ofthe screen therein, and with the mainportion thereof of a Width so that the flange will hold the screen at adesired position with regard to the Window pivot, and means for mountingthe HENRY HIGGIN. CLIFFORD TRAUT.

Attest HORACE C. DRAKE,

W. I. COREY.

